MikeyPipes86
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So my starter kit came with both a fermenting bucket and 5 gal glass carboy as a secondary. After reading many posts by veterans, I've decided to bypass secondary and leave my batch in primary for 3 weeks.
That leaves my 5 gal carboy sitting there...so I'm thinking I'd like to use that as another primary. I do understand, however, that a 5 gal carboy
cannot/shouldn't be used for a full 5 gal extract batch.
So I'm wondering if I buy a 5 gal kit, can I just use 80% of the ingredients and make a 4 gal batch and ferment in my carboy? Anyone ever do this?
If so, let me know what to do...80% of all ingredients? Can I steep all the grain still? 2 gal boil then 2 gal top off?
Thoughts/experience appreciated!
That leaves my 5 gal carboy sitting there...so I'm thinking I'd like to use that as another primary. I do understand, however, that a 5 gal carboy
cannot/shouldn't be used for a full 5 gal extract batch.
So I'm wondering if I buy a 5 gal kit, can I just use 80% of the ingredients and make a 4 gal batch and ferment in my carboy? Anyone ever do this?
If so, let me know what to do...80% of all ingredients? Can I steep all the grain still? 2 gal boil then 2 gal top off?
Thoughts/experience appreciated!